Many articles have been written about how the changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) will affect estate planning. These…
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017 and is the most comprehensive tax law…
There was much speculation surrounding the fate of the federal estate tax leading up to the ultimate passage of the Tax Cuts and Job Act…
First Look at the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Impact on Estate Planning
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has doubled the amount that can be exempted from federal estate tax to $11.18 million per individual, effective…
Life insurance is one of the most important tools in modern financial planning, but it is not always the most appreciated. It has a role…
Too often, valuable planning steps fall between the tasks a high-net-worth individual's various advisors believe to be within their purview. Should the step be addressed…
Our Greatest Hits | Tax planning for distributions in kind (Estates & Trusts)
From The CPA Journal Archives
"Our Greatest Hits" is an effort to show our readers the most popular - and still avidly read - articles from our archives. This article…
Form 3520 is an information return for a U.S. person to report certain transactions with foreign trusts [as defined in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section…
Often, some of the most valuable estate planning results are achieved not by using the big-picture items like bypass trusts, discounts, or note sales, but…
Estate planning continues to evolve in ways that enhance the importance of the CPA's role relative to other advisors and to what it has been…